Stories

When It’s Time to Bite the Bullet

January 29, 2013 Baby Photos
Thoughtful Bear

Four score and about two years ago, give or take, I had a bit of an issue with the Bear’s hair. He was a beautiful goldilocks of a lad, and I just couldn’t bring myself to cut those precious curls. Eventually I had enough strangers ask, “How old is she?” that I finally gave in [...]

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Sometimes I Get To Thinking

October 30, 2012 Stories

While we’ve been busy preparing for the arrival of  Baby Collie #3, (a project that I think is ALMOST complete!) my mind has occasionally wandered back to the arrival of Baby Collie #2. I remember how quickly he stole our hearts… How before we’d even left the hospital, I knew his cry from the other [...]

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Long Pauses and Goodbyes

July 14, 2012 Stories

The first time I ever used the word nephew, in the context of me being the aunt, was in reference to a creature with four legs and a tail. His name was Logan, and he was a big-headed, beautiful labrador, who had a white mama and a yellow daddy, if I remember correctly. Named after the [...]

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In Edinburgh Again

July 8, 2012 Scotland

We’ve just been in Edinburgh since Thursday morning but in some ways it feels like we’ve been here for a week. The wedding went off with just one hitch — the one that was supposed to happen, Alan + Agnes got hitched! We made it to the rehearsal at lunch time on Thursday by the [...]

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Having Money, Being Rich

June 3, 2012 Stories

Do you know who I am? Do you know how much money I’m worth? I’m worth 15 million dollars, and … A conversation with a neighbour took a dramatic turn. A misunderstanding about a pile of weeds escalated from complicated to emotionally charged in a matter of minutes. By the time he’d walked away, I [...]

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The Lip-Dub Proposal

June 2, 2012 In the Name of Love

This is one of the most remarkable videos I’ve seen in quite some time. And the Hubs showed it to me a week ago, quite literally the day after it happened — and I marveled for all kinds of reasons. Like, look how this video has become crazy popular in a day. And look how [...]

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The Wedding in the Bushveld {Photos}

May 26, 2012 South Africa

I tried to tuck my hair into the back of my dress to keep it from blowing in the wind. The baby was sitting on my lap, dressed in a baby blue shirt, khaki pants and brown sandals. Wedding-white pacifier clenched between his tiny teeth. His brother beside him, in very similar attire. We cruised [...]

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Held

April 30, 2012 Stories

It occurred to me at around 11 pm, holding a tired and jet lagged baby, just next to his little sleeping tent. He didn’t want to be rocked, he didn’t want milk. He didn’t want a song or a back rub. He definitely did not want an explanation — this is an unfamiliar place, but [...]

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